The 2015 Commencement ceremony took place on Saturday, May 30 at the Rhode Island Convention Center in downtown Providence. Approximately 670 graduates and thousands of guests gathered for the 2015 festivities, where filmmaker John Waters delivered the keynote address and accepted an honorary degree. Honorary degrees were also being presented to musicians Chris Frantz 74 PT, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth 74 FAV – members of the breakthrough band Talking Heads – and author and writer Adam Gopnik.